BI 232 Chapter 8: Joints – Exam Review
Questions 2026 Degrauw Guide
1. What is the similarity between cartilaginous and fi- They both do not have
brous joints? a joint cavity, and their
movement is highly limited
in that they are not entirely
moveable unlike the syn-
ovial joint.
2. Joints can be classified according to the amount of a. Synarthroses
movement that they allow. Which refers to joints that
are highly immovable?
a. Synarthroses
b. Amphiarthroses
c. Diarthroses
3. Which is the term used to refer to joints that are only b. Amphiarthroses
slightly moveable?
a. Synarthroses
b. Amphiarthroses
c. Diarthroses
4. refer to joints that are freely moveable or do not Diarthroses
have restricted movement.
5. What fibrous joint can only be found in the skull? Suture
6. is the term used to describe closed sutures. Synostoses
7. What is the type of joint observed in the human teeth? c. Gomphoses
a. Syndesmoses
b. Suture
c. Gomphoses
, BI 232 Chapter 8: Joints – Exam Review
Questions 2026 Degrauw Guide
8. Under which functional classification category do fi- a. Synarthoses
brous joints belong under?
a. Synarthroses
b. Amphiarthroses
c. Diarthroses
9. Explain what a gomphosis joint is. It is a peg-in-socket type
of joint, and is best repre-
sented by the tooth and its
socket.
10. Enumerate the different types of cartilaginous joints. Synchondrosis, symphysis
11. What is the difference between a synchondrotic joint Hyaline cartilage holds to-
and a symphysis joint? gether the bones in a syn-
chondrosis. Meanwhile, fi-
brocartilage unites the ar-
ticulating bones in a sym-
physis joint.
12. Enumerate the six distinguishing features of a synovial Has articular cartilage,
joint. possesses a joint cavity,
has an articular capsule,
filled with synovial fluid,
bounded by reinforcing
ligaments, and is highly
neurovascular.
13. What type of cartilage makes up the articular carti- a. Hyaline
lage?
a. Hyaline
Questions 2026 Degrauw Guide
1. What is the similarity between cartilaginous and fi- They both do not have
brous joints? a joint cavity, and their
movement is highly limited
in that they are not entirely
moveable unlike the syn-
ovial joint.
2. Joints can be classified according to the amount of a. Synarthroses
movement that they allow. Which refers to joints that
are highly immovable?
a. Synarthroses
b. Amphiarthroses
c. Diarthroses
3. Which is the term used to refer to joints that are only b. Amphiarthroses
slightly moveable?
a. Synarthroses
b. Amphiarthroses
c. Diarthroses
4. refer to joints that are freely moveable or do not Diarthroses
have restricted movement.
5. What fibrous joint can only be found in the skull? Suture
6. is the term used to describe closed sutures. Synostoses
7. What is the type of joint observed in the human teeth? c. Gomphoses
a. Syndesmoses
b. Suture
c. Gomphoses
, BI 232 Chapter 8: Joints – Exam Review
Questions 2026 Degrauw Guide
8. Under which functional classification category do fi- a. Synarthoses
brous joints belong under?
a. Synarthroses
b. Amphiarthroses
c. Diarthroses
9. Explain what a gomphosis joint is. It is a peg-in-socket type
of joint, and is best repre-
sented by the tooth and its
socket.
10. Enumerate the different types of cartilaginous joints. Synchondrosis, symphysis
11. What is the difference between a synchondrotic joint Hyaline cartilage holds to-
and a symphysis joint? gether the bones in a syn-
chondrosis. Meanwhile, fi-
brocartilage unites the ar-
ticulating bones in a sym-
physis joint.
12. Enumerate the six distinguishing features of a synovial Has articular cartilage,
joint. possesses a joint cavity,
has an articular capsule,
filled with synovial fluid,
bounded by reinforcing
ligaments, and is highly
neurovascular.
13. What type of cartilage makes up the articular carti- a. Hyaline
lage?
a. Hyaline
